Summary
Join a fast-paced commercial product team as a PHP Software Engineer, contributing across analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment. You will build scalable customer-facing software, apply SOLID principles, maintain clean and well-documented code, and collaborate within an agile team. The role is suited to a pragmatic problem-solver who wants to broaden their technical impact across the software stack.
Highlights
Opportunity to work across the full software development lifecycle, build customer-facing products, collaborate in an agile environment, and grow technical skills while delivering clean, scalable, well-tested software.
Description
About the Role
Join our Commercial Product team at Love2shop and help us build world-class, customer-facing products that delight our users.
As a PHP Software Engineer, you will be a key player in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, contributing to all stages of the software development lifecycle - from analysis and design to coding, testing, and deployment.
We are looking for a passionate and pragmatic engineer who is committed to writing clean, well-tested code and pushing the boundaries of what our team can achieve.
If you are a curious problem-solver who enjoys working across the entire software stack, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow your skills and make a real impact.
Key responsibilities
Develop high-quality, scalable code that adheres to SOLID principles and our solution architecture.Contribute to all stages of the software development lifecycle within an agile team, from feature conception to delivery.Write and maintain clean, well-documented code that meets both functional and non-functional requirements.Actively participate in code reviews, sharing knowledge and helping to improve team standards.Collaborate with team members to drive continuous improvement in our development processes and tools.Contribute to the design and implementation of new features, with a strong focus on security best practices.Proactively identify and communicate project risks to team leads and product managers, proposing clear mitigation strategies.Ability to work under pressure and manage work load unsupervised providing quality on time deployments.Provide support for production applications and services as part of an out-of-hours rota.
Essential skills and experience
A minimum of 2-3 years of professional experience as a Software Engineer.Proven experience developing with PHP 8+, including the Laravel Framework (10/11/12).Strong understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) and software design principles (e.g., SOLID, Clean Code).Experience with JavaScript ES6+, including modern frameworks like VueJS 2/3 and TypeScript.Proficiency with relational and non-relational databases, specifically MySQL (5.7/8.x) and Redis.Experience with TDD (Test-Driven Development) using tools like PHPUnit and mocking frameworks.Practical knowledge of building and integrating with REST and SOAP APIs.Experience with Git for source control and CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions and CircleCI.A strong grasp of agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).Experience with AWS Cloud services, including EC2, SQS, RDS, and Elasticache.
Additional skills and experience
It would be great if you already have: -
Exposure to or experience with Java developmentAn understanding of event-driven architecture and message queues (Laravel Horizon, SQS)Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration tools like KubernetesExperience with microservices or service-oriented architectureKnowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, Sass, and TailwindCSSExperience with testing tools like Cypress or SeleniumFamiliarity with NoSQL databases like DynamoDBUnderstanding of DevSecOps principlesExperience working in a PCI-DSS compliant environmentExperience of DevOps practices (IaC, configuring CI/CD, automation, and infrastructure management)
Our benefits if you decide to join us:
25 days’ holiday per year, plus bank holidaysCompany pension schemeUK health care coverElectric Car SchemeStaff Everyday Benefits card offering discounts with multiple retailers (10%)Corporate travel scheme with Merseyrail, Northern rail, Arriva & Transport for WalesFabulous kitchen space which offers free tea and coffeeFaith room open to all denominations along with dedicated kitchen space for Halal and Kosher food preparationFamily friendly leaveCommunity volunteering policy which allows you 2 days per year to support the community with charitable events
As a disability-confident committed company, we have a passion for championing equality.
We welcome all colleagues into a work environment where success is attainable for everyone, regardless of disability, age, race, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
We are committed to ensuring that everyone has equal access to growth and opportunities in our workplace.
